Visual Studio 11 Release Candidate now available, and called “2012”

The Release Candidate is now available and the name for Visual Studio 11 is announced as Visual Studio 2012, complete with a new logo:

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Loads of updates included in this, with a couple that I’d highlight:

1. You don’t need to uninstall the Beta – the RC will update your Beta.

2. The User Interface has been updated following feedback from the Beta:

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Useful resources:

Jason Zander’s post, with a load of background on what’s new.

Brian Harry’s post, with more details on what’s new.

Visual Studio 2012 RC downloads.

A summary of what’s changed between the Beta and the RC.

Get downloading!

Giles